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Drivers to have parking fines reimbursed
HUNDREDS of motorists in Hull will get back money paid out in fines after Humberside Police admitted to wrongly issuing parking tickets over a two-year period.
The force should have stopped collecting the fines in July 2006 when Hull Council took over parking enforcement.
Yesterday officers apologised and said 711 people who had been fined would have the money reimbursed.
Assistant Chief Constable Alan Leaver apologised on behalf of the force, admitting it was not the "greatest moment" in the force's history.
Hull Council highways manager Graham Hall said they had been one of many local authorities to take over parking enforcement under the Decriminalised Parking Enforcement scheme.
In a statement Humberside Police said: "As a result of a procedural error approximately 711 parking tickets were issued inappropriately in Hull between July 2006 and June 2008 by police officers, community support officers and special constables.
"Due to changes in the law in 2006 only civil enforcement officers working for Hull City Council are subsequently able to issue such tickets.
"The tickets issued by Humberside Police were for parking offences actually committed but the fines collected will now be reimbursed."
Police said the error only related to Hull and that their officers were able to issue tickets throughout the rest of the force area.
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